The pandemic caused by the coronavirus forced the change of many routines and rapid changes in the daily lives of the entire population, but affecting the parents of children with special needs, and the same, in a more challenging way. The present study aims to evaluate the wellbeing and quality of life of parents at the current moment, which is marked by SARSCoV2, evaluating differences in the wellbeing and quality of life of parents with children with special needs, as well as the perception of the impact that Covid19 had on the parenting style adopted by parents, which consequently can have an impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of their children. Therefore, a quantitative study was carried out, in which 121 parents of children with EN participated, to which the following instruments were applied: Personal wellbeing index and Quality of family life. Data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software, and the perception of the impact of the pandemic, both on the wellbeing and quality of life of parents, as well as the influence of the existence of positive social and family support and support for the wellbeing and quality of life of these parents. This study made it possible to verify significant negative relationships between the pandemic and the wellbeing of parents with children with EN, as well as with their quality of life. It was also possible to verify that the pandemic had a negative impact on the parenting style of parents, which changed significantly.
| Date of Award | 2 Feb 2023 |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
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| Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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| Supervisor | Paulo César Dias (Supervisor) |
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- Covid 19
- Special needs
- Welfare
- Quality of life
- Family
- Perception of impact
- Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
A perceção do impacto da covid 19 no bem-estar subjetivo e qualidade de vida dos pais
da Silva Oliveira, S. E. (Student). 2 Feb 2023
Student thesis: Master's Thesis